Liberté, égalité, fraternité was the cry for the Bastille Day festivities held Mon. July 14, 2014. Hosted by the Consul General of France in New Orleans Hon. Jean-Claude Brunet and his wife, Muriel Brunet, the reception was held at Degas House (a.k.a. Maison Degas), where Impressionist painter Edgar Degas lived for a brief time in 1872/1873 while visiting his relatives.

This was the Counsul General's last Bastille Day event in New Orleans, as the new consul general will arrive in August 2014. Brunet's next assignment is in Munich, where he will be Consul General again. Grégor Trumel is expected to replace him in New Orleans.

The Consulate of France in New Orleans is the oldest consulate in the United States, founded in 1804.